2009 WNBA Playoffs

The 2009 WNBA Playoffs is the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2009 season.

Format

 * The top 4 teams from each conference qualify for the playoffs.
 * All 4 teams are seeded based on their standings.
 * For rounds one and two, the teams compete in a best-of-three format with Games 2 and 3 on the home court of the team with the higher seed.
 * The series for the WNBA Finals is in a best-of-five format with Games 1, 2 and 5 on the home court of the team with the higher seed.

Playoff qualifying
The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the East:
 * Eastern Conference
 * 1) Indiana Fever (22–12)
 * 2) Atlanta Dream (18–16)
 * 3) Detroit Shock (18–16)
 * 4) Washington Mystics (16–18)

The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the West:
 * Western Conference
 * 1) Phoenix Mercury (23–11)
 * 2) Seattle Storm (20–14)
 * 3) Los Angeles Sparks (18–16)
 * 4) San Antonio Silver Stars (15–19)

Bracket
This was the outlook for the 2009 WNBA playoffs. Teams in italics had home court advantage. Teams in bold advanced to the next round. Numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's original playoffs seeding in their respective conferences. Numbers to the right of each team indicate the number of games the team won in that round.

WNBA Finals: (1) Phoenix Mercury vs. (1) Indiana Fever

 * All times Eastern